Federal investigators arrived in Chicago soon after the release of high-profile dashcam footage showing the shooting of a teenager by a police officer, which quickly prompted outrage around the world and distrust of police in Chicago, even as violence was starting to spike.

The video, released in December 2015, showed the fatal shooting of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald. He was shot 16 times by a police officer while appearing to walk away. What was captured in the dashcam contradicted many of the accounts of the shooting Chicago police officers gave to investigators.

In the months following the release of the footage, the city saw its top cop fired, the Cook County state's attorney replaced after a failed re-election bid, an officer charged with murder and several others still facing discipline.

While the Laquan McDonald shooting was not the only hot-button issue facing police as the Justice Department began its probe, the shocking video was the tipping point, setting the entire examination of the Chicago Police Department in motion.

The shooting nearly went unnoticed. The initial police report claimed McDonald lunged at Officer Jason Van Dyke with a knife before the officer opened fire in self-defense. It wasn’t until 13 months later, after protracted fights in court, that the dashcam video was released.

More high-profile shooting incidents took place even as the Justice Department probe was underway. And a judge ruled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had to testify in a case centering on an alleged "code of silence" within the police department; the city quickly settled that case for $2 million.

Over the last year, the city has announced a series of police reforms, along with plans to hire additional officers and provide new training and body cameras.

“I didn’t think when it came to training our officers, giving them technology like body cameras or Tasers, that we should wait,” Emanuel said Thursay.

Emanuel said he hasn’t seen the Justice Department's report, but plans to embrace what it has to say and continue to building on reforms that have already been put in place.

“Our officers are being asked to do a very difficult job in very trying areas,” Emanuel said Thursday. “Change is very hard—we’re making changes—and the biggest thing we can do to help our officers is support them.”

A similar investigation to the one launched in Chicago was also made in Baltimore in 2015, where the Department of Justice found violations among its police force. On Thursday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed a consent decree in the city, requiring Baltimore police to make changes to its practices.

“The Department of Justice will stand with you to ensure the reforms of this consent decree are implemented and our shared vision of a greater, safer and stronger Baltimore are realized,” she said.

The Chicago and Baltimore probes are among several conducted by the Justice Department during the Obama administration, which has made civil rights a priority. Many of those investigations have resulted in consent decrees.

It remains unclear if Chicago will face a consent decree following the report’s release on Friday, and some civil rights advocates are concerned about whether the Trump administration will enforce similar policies.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions said at his confirmation hearing for attorney general this week that he believes officers should be held accountable for their actions, but expressed concern that an entire department could be defamed over the actions of only a few.

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Emergency crews and a hazmat team responded to Mineta San Jose International Airport on Thursday night after three flight attendants fell ill aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle, according to airport and airline officials.

One of the attendants was transported to a hospital, and the other two were treated and released at the scene, officials said. No passengers were affected.

Hazmat crews' initial evaluation indicates they believe de-icing material caused the illnesses, according to Ann Vaninovich, spokeswoman for Alaska Airlines. She said the material, which was determined to be residue left over from de-icing the outside of the plane, is nontoxic.

The airline said during the flight a crew member seated in the front galley noticed a light white powder coming out of a ceiling vent. Two of the crew seated in the area reported not feeling well. Pilots radioed ahead for medics to stage at the San Jose airport.

"There was an announcement, and they were like 'Oh, don't panic, but there might be some anti-freeze in the air,' and they were going to bring on paramedics to check it out and make sure everything was OK," passenger Anna Stensland said.

All 181 passengers were held on the plane for about 45 minutes while emergency crews assessed the situation, Barnes said. There were no impacts to the airport's operation.

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Alaska Airlines Flight 322 sits on the tarmac at Mineta San Jose International Airport on Thursday night after a hazmat incident onboard. (Jan. 12, 2017)

People with concerns about eggs, milk or wheat allergies should check their soup. The affected product comes in 24-ounce cups and has a use by date of Feb. 17, 2017. They bear the establishment number “P-18468.”

A Japanese tapeworm has infected salmon that was caught off the North Alaskan coast, a new study published by the Center for Disease Control revealed.

The tapeworm, known as Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, has caused thousands of infections in the Asia Pacific since 2008, according to the Washington Post. But now, researchers determined people who eat raw salmon caught in North America may be at risk of contracting the tapeworm infections.

Researchers studied 64 wild pacific salmons and found the tapeworm in a single pink salmon that was caught near Hope, Alaska.

The main intent of the study, researchers wrote, was "to alert parasitologists and medical doctors about the potential danger of human infection with this long tapeworm resulting from consumption of infected salmon imported (on ice) from the Pacific coast of North America and elsewhere."

He was held on two separate $25,000 bonds and arraigned in Danielson Superior Court this morning.

“The City of Willimantic Police Department takes these types of allegations extremely serious. This is the second time we have dealt with this same person under similar circumstances. The public expects and demands that we safeguard the integrity of the {police} badge, and oath of office and this type of behavior will not be tolerated.” Lt. Stanley Parizo, Jr. said in a statement.

Police said Vazquez showed up at a home dressed in a suit and told the resident he was a police officer investigating a complaint that the resident was selling drugs. He flashed a pair of handcuffs during that incident.

Vazquez also allegedly stopped two people in a parking lot and identified himself as an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agent.

Police said Vazquez showed up at a home, dressed in a suit, and told the resident he was a police officer investigating a complaint that the resident was selling drugs and flashed a pair of handcuffs.

Vazquez also allegedly stopped two people in a parking lot and identified himself as an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent.

Police said Vazquez showed up at a home dressed in a suit and told the resident he was a police officer investigating a complaint that the resident was selling drugs. He flashed a pair of handcuffs during that incident.Vazquez also allegedly stopped two people in a parking lot and identified himself as an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agent.Source: Man Impersonated Police Officer, Threatened to Arrest Resident: Police NBC Connecticut http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Impersonated-Police-Officer-Threatened-to-Arrest-Resident-Police-388790262.html#ixzz4VeUdzQhb Follow us: @nbcconnecticut on Twitter NBCConnecticut on Facebook

Police in Marietta, Oklahoma are looking for two thieves who carried out an unusual heist. The pair stole nine life-sized stuffed animals after smashing into a flower shop. Surveillance video shows a suspect in a black hoodie hammering out windows and stealing several large stuffed animals.

Country music star Toby Keith, actor Jon Voight and rock band 3 Doors Down will take part in President-elect Donald Trump's welcome celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, the day before the inauguration.

Trump's inauguration committee announced Friday morning which performers and other groups will participate at the two-part celebration.

"The 58th Inaugural will celebrate American history and heritage, while setting the course to a brighter and bolder future for all Americans,” he said in a statement. “Above all, it will serve as tribute to one of our greatest attributes, the peaceful transition of partisan power."

Free tickets can be requested by visiting 58PIC2017.org. A reporter who requested a ticket through the website received a response on the site that said "We've recieved (sic) your request and will get back with you soon."

The event will be available for broadcast by television networks.

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File Photo —Toby Keith performs at ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops on April 7, 2014

However, the party hosts started charging admission to an "after party" around 10 p.m. and men, who appeared to be acting as security, started patting down some of the people who were coming in, police said.

Twenty minutes later, a fight ensued on the dance floor and spilled out into a vestibule.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Jan. 9 and charged him with criminal attempt at assault in the first degree, carrying a pistol without a permit, unlawful discharge of firearms, reckless endangerment in the first degree and breach of peace in the second degree.

On Dec. 21, police obtained an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old boy, charging him with carrying a pistol without a permit, unlawful discharge of firearms, reckless endangerment in the first degree and breach of peace in the second degree. He was arrested on the warrant on Jan. 13.

According to NBC affiliate WTLV-TV, over 2,000 leads came out in the year following her abduction, but all ran dry and the case remained cold for nearly two decades. But officers found Mobley, who was living under a different name, and received a DNA sample which later proved she was the abducted infant.

A tip sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploted Children last year helped break the case, sheriff's officials said on the department's Twitter account.

Police did not release the name Mobley has been living under, but did announce the arrest of 51-year-old Gloria Williams on charges that include kidnapping. It was not immediately clear if she had an attorney.

Mobley was taken from University Medical Center on July 10, 1998, just eight hours after she was born. According to reports at the time, a woman posing as a health care worker entered her room saying the child had a fever and needed to be checked before grabbing Mobley and leaving the hospital.

Surveillance video could not identify the person who took Mobley, with nurses at the time saying that person had been with the baby hours before the abduction. A camera inside the nursery was broken and there were no photos taken of Mobley before the abduction.

Mobley is now in good health, and "a normal 18-year-old woman," according to the sheriff's Twitter account. Her biological family is "elated" but the victim will determine how she'll make contact with them.

State police said they have found the remains of 18-year-old Todd Jeremiah Allen, of Sterling, who had been missing since the day after Christmas and detectives have identified a person of interest in the case.

TJ reportedly texted one of his friends around 1:30 p.m. that day, saying he had hurt his leg but didn't respond to subsequent messages. Another friend told the family that TJ had texted them the same thing at 3 p.m.

According to state police, TJ’s cellphone last pinged in the area of Ross Pond in Killingly, but that area was searched extensively and nothing was found.

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., does not believe Donald Trump was legitimately elected, telling NBC News in an exclusive interview Friday that he believes Russians "participated in helping this man get elected" and "helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton."

Lewis, a leader in the fight for civil rights, said so after being asked in an interview for "Meet the Press" whether he would try to forge a relationship with the president-elect.

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Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) presents Smithsonian Magazine's first annual American Ingenuity Award for social progress on November 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images for Smithsonian Magazine)

The state’s new kid governor was sworn in at the Old State House in Hartford on Friday. The ceremony focused around 10-year old Jessica Brocksom of Milford, who is now the 2017 Connecticut Kid Governor.

Jessica was officially sworn in and gave a speech to a crowd of kids and state officials including Governor Dannel Malloy.

“Please join me in this coming year to show some kindness and help animals, those without a voice. Together we can make a difference,” said Jessica.

Jessica was voted into the position by her peers. Fifth graders across the state participated in the civics program, put on by the Connecticut Public Affairs Network. The election is an effort to help educate fifth graders on state government.

President Barack Obama used Abraham Lincoln’s and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Bibles at his swearing in ceremony in 2013, two presidents used a chair George Washington sat in at his inaugural and George W. Bush wore his father's cufflinks at the ceremony.

A week before the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, it was still not clear if Donald Trump would also include such nods to history and symbolism on the historic day.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee's director of communications declined to provide details about what Bible Trump will use or what poem will be read at the 58th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.

Boris Epshteyn assured, however, the inauguration will be “full of symbols.” For example, he said, the parade will be shorter than in years prior because Trump wants to get to work as soon as possible. Trump plans to attend three balls, in contrast with Obama who went to 10 balls in 2009 and former President George W. Bush who attended eight balls to celebrate his first inauguration. Epshteyn said a shorter parade and a smaller numbers of balls — one of the three will salute the armed forces and first responders — symbolize Trump’s commitment to the American people and “getting to work” right away.

“The President-elect is representative of the people, Epshteyn said. "This inaugural is all about the people and the armed forces ball will be saluting the first responders so the EMTs, the firemen, the police, who help save lives in this country every single day. So that’s symbolic about thinking and honoring those responders across the country.”

He later added, “This inaugural is of the people by the people and for the people.”

Jim Bendat, one of the nation's leading experts on presidential inauguration history and author of “Democracy's Big Day: The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013” said “it’s pretty hard to predict what Trump” will say in his speech or if he’ll use objects with links to the past at his inaugural.

"We’ll just have to see," he said.

Bendat added that including objects of historical importance in the inauguration is symbolic of how our country has evolved but also illustrates what traditions we want to continue.

Take a look at examples of symbolism from past inaugurations:

1: George Washington’s Bible: The Bible used by the nation’s first president during his oath in 1789 has been kept at the archives of the St. John’s Masonic Lodge in New York City. That Bible is still on display and four other presidents have used it during their swearing in: Warren Harding in 1921, Dwight Eisenhower in 1953, Jimmy Carter in 1977 and George H. W. Bush in 1989. George W. Bush also wanted to use that Bible in 2001, and it was brought in from New York to D.C. the day before the ceremony. But the inauguration day was cold and rainy and the St. John’s members who transported the Bible from New York would not allow for it to be brought outside in those weather conditions. So George W. Bush used a family Bible, instead. “It’s a link to the past," Bendat said of the president's use of a Bible.

2. Washington Chair: George Washington sat in a particular chair during the 1789 inauguration and that exact chair was preserved and then used in later inaugurations. Ulysses S. Grant used it in 1873 and James Garfield sat in it, too, at the 1881 ceremony.

3. Bible Not Required: There’s no requirement that a Bible be used during a presidential swearing in. John Quincy Adams, who was a lawyer, placed his hand upon a book of constitutional law when he took the oath in 1825. There were also some sudden inaugurations after the death of a president where no Bible or other book was used. Chester Arthur was sworn in 1881 in his own home following the death of James Garfield and there was no Bible at the house. When Theodore Roosevelt became president after William McKinley’s assassination in 1901, the oath was administered at a friend’s home where no Bible could be found. After Warren Harding died in 1923, Calvin Coolidge was sworn in without placing his hand on a Bible, though a Bible was on the table in his father’s home where the ceremony took place.

4. Lincoln’s Hair: In 1905, Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in as president and close to him was a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair. John Hay, Roosevelt’s secretary of state who worked under Lincoln 40 years earlier, sent him a locket that contained the former president’s hair. Roosevelt had been a great admirer of Lincoln and was so inspired by Hay’s gesture that he took the locket with him to the ceremony.

5. Open White House: Andrew Jackson, considered the first real Washington outsider to become president in 1829, took the term "open house" seriously on inauguration day. He invited the public to the White House and his supporters strolled in wearing muddy boots. They ruined the carpets, tore down the curtains and trashed the residence. The story goes that someone put a tub of whiskey out onto the White House lawn and the drunken party slowly left the White House. Opening up the White House was a pretty common occurrence in the 19th century, Bendat said. On Abraham Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1865, it was estimated the president shook hands with about 6,000 people in just 3 hours. Among them was Frederick Douglass, who told Lincoln that his speech, trying to bring the country together at the end of the Civil War, was "a sacred effort." According to Bendat, "That was the first time in U.S. history that the president had greeted and sought the opinion of a free, black man inside the White House."

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According to police, new information provided in 2016 led them to the suspect. David Sullivan, 39, of New Haven, was charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree burglary. Sullivan is currently in custody. He was held on a $50,000 bond.